Eau d'Ikar

after testing it again, the longevity is quite good. my wife smells this 4-5 hours after the application. The critics on the internet are so and so...for me and for some of the reviews, this is quite good fragrance, natural with an elegant touch. The start reminds older perfumes, citruses but there is something in that makes it different from other. This is the mastic and the first mastic perfume i tried. It is, i see it that it is unique and this matters for me. from all these creations the last years who are turning around 1 million etc, this is something that deserves attention and respect. The perfume was used by the family which is running Sisley and then, decided to put it in production for the public. Beyond that, it is considered for some reviewers unisex, but this is not something i would like to smell on a woman. there are many female perfumes that smell woman so there is no reason for a woman to wear male perfumes although some are saying that there is no gender in perfumery...but at least and personally me, i will never want to smell such a perfume on a woman. The whole thing is for a mature wealthy guy 30 and up and not for kids. give it a try and see the wonderful top notes, the elegant middle and the clean soapy base notes. lover of the original eau sauvage, give it a try....it is recommended for those that they do not want something to smell like many others. The compliments are high, both from women and men so what else we want on a perfume? the only problem was the longevity but after wearing it again and again and with 20C temperature, this is a jewel. It will be better maybe in summer but i consider it for all seasons and occasions, preferably formal though and office.

This is indeed a beautiful scent and although it starts a bit generic, then in some minutes the mastic appears and takes the whole thing in a different direction. i consider it natural, classy, smooth and high quality. in about 10-20 minutes, the perfume is dominated by the smell of mastic and citruses. I like it generally, either it reminds eau sauvage, which is a classic i like too, or is overpriced. For me, it does not remind something else from the middle to the base notes and especially, i like the smell of mastic generally. i dont know where some other see the relation with diot homme!!!!! come on now, we are talking for two completely different perfumes. I see that there are some longevity/sillage problems but i'm not in a position now to give feedback. i beleive though that this is a summer scent and weak in the winter especially after the first 30 minutes....will see when i use it for a while... for the time being, longevity zero...and indeed zero...i never had longevity issues with almost any perfume i used. Even Eau sauvage seems to last longer....its a pity!!! will see when i use it again because it must have some longevity.

Pleasingly STRANGE! Upon first sniff, the first spray it's loaded with citrus, but that is quickly fleeting. Just moment after the it's began to dry on the skin, it's weird starts to come into focus. This smells "Fizzy" or "carbonated" -- very vivid and very sharp. I quite like it! But, it is a smell I am not familiar with in the normal world. That is not to say it's synthetic, in fact it smells quite natural, but, like I said, it's pleasantly strange! I suppose this is largely due to the "Mastic/Lentisque" note... Which I have been admittedly unfamiliar with. If I had to compare this to something, I'd compare it to a dry-erase marker!! It also slightly resembles some iterations of vetiver which I have encountered, such as that of Route Du Vetiver or Givenchy Vetyver, even molecule 03! The scent has bite...it's not floral, or spicy, or woody. Not fruity or leathery or incensy...it's weird! (and I LOVE weird!) Rating: 8.5/10

Here is one that is so sorely misunderstood. It is appalling that it has a perfume rating of 3.64 out of 5 as of this review. This is complex, textured, brimming with natural ingredients, a left-field niche style composition released by designer house. The main note is without a doubt mastic. I am familiar with the resin and the essential oil and I detect both here. There is a certain effervescence when combined with citrus and spices, but as the top notes wane the jasmine and tea provide a great contrast. An hour in, the iris and carrot seed becomes more evident, and there's almost a creamy custard like quality; that may sound peculiar, but it is actually terrific. One could never accuse Eau d'Ikar of being linear, that's for certain. This is brilliance. 10/10.

Eau d'Ikar. Wearing it right now. I have pointed out once that tastes and noses are subjective and individual. This fragrance for me is not soapy at all. It is citrus, balsamic and creamy. That combination creates a beautiful Romantic aura. For if there is one word to discribe this beauty is ROMANTIC. It is a like an utterance of a kind word of love, a word full of warm feelings. It gives you calm, it gives balsam to your soul. The citrus embodies the freshness a tender word creates in our hearts. I felt on love with this unic perfume. A truly work of art.

i like scents that are different and this one is beautiful. an interesting and hard to describe affair, and unisex (i am female and wear it, after getting a sample i bought a 100 ml bottle because it wears well on my skin). powdery mastic and some unusual herbs are a great thing together, the fragrance us classy and unusual. on me, it is rather sweet, mode powdery than others describe, and i find it perfect for hot june days. as with some other sisley scents it makes me want to smell it again and again. it is sensual, nice and bold without being too loud.

I agree with Perfumepsych, this scent can easily be worn by a woman. In fact, I think that this scent is more feminine, lighter than "eau de campagne". I just bought it today and 2 workmates asked me what it was. It ́s light green scent with a subtle but very original spicy touch. It ́s not these generic spicy male scents out there. It ́s very elegant, decent and refined. In my Skin, it lasts the whole day. A very well constructed scent. It could be indeed a niche scent. Top Sisley Quality!

DISCONTINUÉ 9/10 Signature fragrance que j'ai depuis mes années de collège. Performance moyenne hélas, mais quelle élégance, quelle merveille. Projection moyenne, tenue bonne, +7h

im loving this toilette. i would've liked it in a parfum instead because it's strength is rather weak. if it wasnt for this unique smell, i wouldnt have purchased it.

A masterpiece. Don't think too much. Try it buy it and enjoy life. 10/10 p.s got my 50ml at -30% discount at Boozt.com

This is so classy and comforting, I really need a full bottle. Like a more manly version of Infusion d'Iris.

d'Ikar smells good on your skin, definitely male. Feel spices, tea, maybe even the mastika.

Evocative, comforting and refined. A discrete work of art.

Buy a big bottle and as someone wrote, enjoy life.

'Sisley d' Ikar ': not for everybody, but then they don't try to be' Remember the horserider in the black and white commercial for Granny Goose Potato Chips? That was the slogan. OK instant strike out. Crickets. Blah blah blah. I have categories in my collection: Fun and Cheap (maybe even cloying) Animalic and private use, Mainstream and hot, High End(well. . . some) Synthetic and Shameless etc. It's just a mental note thing. This fragrance does not last long. Guess what? Lots of things don't last that are to be cherished. Just love them. The following info. is all from beloved Fragrantica which has really enriched my whole life!!! They give me the confidence to buy, and enhance my enjoyment so much. Thank you Fragrantica, just thank you so much!! Launched in 2011 after twenty years. d' Ordano family is from Cypress and owns Sisley. A tree in Cypress offers the note Lentisque or Mastic. Laurent Bruyere teamed with Dominique Ropion(Alien purple EDP and others) to create this fragrance. My initial opinion: It is hard to describe with just words. Why did launch take twenty years? I can offer: because this one is unlike any other on the face of the Earth. Mastic or Lentisque is really different. I am a true lover of juniper berries, cypress, oakmoss, pine needless. This is not at all like any of these. It is closer to a sap that is slightly astringent. I mean slightly. Acquired taste is what this is, but I loved it almost instantly. That is so fun. The bottle is by Polish sculpter Bronislaw Krzysztof. You wanna talk heavy? Heavy, heavy heavy. You would have to look at Dunhill bottles to come close. I so much enjoy this bottle in the hand. It is like a melting block of ice. It may be an abstract tree trunk with drooping leaves. The trunk is on the right front corner. 'Ikar' in lower left front corner. So gorgeous. The atomizer is a large rectangle surrounded on three sides by solid, silver color metal. It can only be depressed from the back. This is 'Square Biz' all the way--which I love in car interiors, car body styles and more. Squared-off bottle, Squared-off atomizer. Box is soft blue with yellow dots imitating the 'shadow fade' of gemstone setting in jewelry manufacture.( Like the shadow fade in micro-set small stones.) Top: Bergamot, Carrot Seeds (alternative to Orris Root--from Iris), Bitter Orange, Amalfi Lemon Middle: Mastic or Lentisque, Iris, Green Notes, Tea, Reed, Spices, and Jasmine Base: Vetiver, Sandalwood, Amber. I'm spraying this five times on the flat of my arm because I just don't know. It is a totally new sensation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Try it on your clothes where its notes perform really differently. Factor in that my skin is an absorption monster. I love Sisley 'd Ikar on my clothes so the notes can dance longer. Open: for a matter of seconds is the lemon. Seconds later is this scent described as 'Rhizome' from the carrot seeds. Rhizomes are fine roots almost like tentacles. If I am talking down to you, let's change positions. Think when you first pull a carrot from the ground. If you grew up in elevators and stairwells just forget it. It's OK. It is a wonderful earthy, dirt-like scent. Smell an organic fresh carrot, and it has a hint of 'soilness'. Wet dirt and carrot root--yep. Also, there really is a fleeting weed-like/grass/hooch/sweet- leaf scent that vanishes fast. It may be Green Notes and Vetiver mixed in with Reed. A good guess. In a matter of 90 seconds it gets to be a close proximity situation. The vetiver is not heavy/chocolatey or overly 'manly' it is soft/ bright like my idol Roja Dove makes. This fragrance is not sweet pine cleaner. Not at all. It is for people that really love natural things. Summary: this scent is unlike any other. Totally unique. Wear it for yourself because no one else will notice unless they are very close. If you like to have something no one else has; something that is so individual; something that is private; something that is SO natural--this would be a winning pick. The Mastic is like an earthy tree bark odor with a slight twang of cedar/pine/pine nut. This bark-like odor is never dank. It is not sweet pine or antiseptic. Gosh. . . it is so different. I know lots of words and none of them work for this scent. How about 'out of it special'? On the earthy component: It is hard because the vetiver, green notes,and reed may cloud the picture. There is nothing weird or oddball about this fragrance. Sisley d' Ikar is actually sensible in some strange way. It probably would never offend anyone, it is so carefully formulated and subtle. You're never gonna be popular by wearing this---doll. (I knew a Southern Girl that called me 'sweet baby doll'. God, I love her. Now. . in the far past.) It is so natural, so earthy, and you really have to just jump in-- love it or hate it. Joy, individualism, privacy, knowing . Geez!!! This guy is going into free association. Call the authorities. Just stop. Practical rating: Not so much. Unique rating: out of this world Collector rating: just for you, for yourself, no one else. Art and esthetics: shatters all records. Right in there with Alfred Sung. Dollar Factor: It is Sisley after all. Sisley is a tip-top brand. It ain't cheap, but it don't hurt either. Blind buy: no, but good luck finding a sample. Jump in, but be advised. . . it may not work out. Oh come on. . . there is no harm in it.

Push your senses to the edge. My first real button-pusher was Lolita Lempicke Au Masculine. The Anise and the Ivy--who uses ivy? Well. . some. It seems like Sisley Eau d' Ikar may have some Ivy or Geranium but I swear it seems like Ivy in my opinion. Returning to Lolita Lempicke Au Masculine this fragrance pushed my buttons. My circuit boars ignited out of control I had feelings from the past, and strong bodily awakenings. Joy. It was joy. Maybe 'button pusher' is not as clever as I think. Ready to eject the 'button pusher'? 'Ikar' pushes my buttons. I really think it will push yours as well. Forget samples, you have to learn and revisit this one. Off the beaten path, you probably can't find a sample. The point: It took Sisley 20 years to launch this masculine offering. Lentisque or Mastic is very unique and it takes awhile. It's from a tree in Corsica. So interesting to me. I can see how it took so long. This scent is so different and kind of weird. To think I used to hate pizza as a child. Now I am ravenous for it. Try Ikar more than once with different application intensities. This strange blend is so fun. Rant on Atomizers: great atomizer-- more decisive than most and yet still fine mist. My goodness I thought only Dunhill knew how to make a great atomizer. Ikar has a great atomizer with good range. A good atomizer is very exciting to regular fragrance users. Side Rant Atomizers and Synthetics: I really do have a cheap side--oh yeah. I have a broad collection with some finery, some hot and nasty animalics etc. I also have Juicy Couture and all time favorites from an 'M' company. The atomizer is all important with synthetics. Too heavy and it can cause a mild burning on the skin at first. Too light and you miss the gorgeous, borderline crass fun of synthetics that just don't give a damn . Go where others simply cannot: synthetics. Why be real? Back on Track Ikar: Drydown moves from I think the Mastic or Lentisque into a great, welcoming and earnest green scent and some powder from the Iris. Is it tea? I am ignorant on tea. Is it Reed? Who is Reed? Kinda like smelling a rock. You can!! On its way to a really unique spot this fragrance has some carrot seed. Sometimes I see carrot seed blended in Vetiver and I have heard it mentioned as a less expensive alternative to Iris/Orris. Is this correct? Still. . .there is both Iris and carrot seed in Ikar. Ultimately, 'Ikar' settles to a close- to- skin situation that is very mild. On clothes it lasts much longer. Final state: It is different, pleasant and approachable. Mostly a natural green with a hint of Mastic. This level makes it commercially viable for pretty near any consumer. This deft touch is the Sisley magic. Buy it for the Bottle Too. Yep . Forget that reed diffuser decor. Forget all that crap in the inventory blow-out shop. (I love all that blow-out crap. Told you I had a cheap side.) Polish sculpter Bronislaw Krzysztof created the bottle and it is I think an abstract tree trunk with a square top. Check this artist out--so graceful. Weighty quality like the Dunhill bottles. Pleasing to hold in the hand for some reason. Building a collection would nearly insist on owning this beautiful lone wolfette. Sex: I wouldn't touch that with a ten foot pole. You're on your own.

My first impressions are that it is much softer than expected. It opens fresh but there is nothing harsh or sharp in the opening. The opening is lemony citrus with a hint of the bitter orange note but has a creamy softness. In the mids I’m hardly picking up on any iris. I pick up more on the tea, green notes and some very soft spice like a hint of cinnamon. On my skin the mastic note (think bathroom decorating sealant) is there but is beatified by the jasmine florals. It’s probably that combo which is most interesting in a very nice way. In the base I pick up on some sandalwood and soft amber and the Vetiver smells clean and a little soapy along with some of the powdery iris. Interesting take on a clean scent. One that I feel you wear for yourself as projection and silage is soft. Overall a clever scent in that in the first hour of wearing each time is smelled myself I picked up another facet of the scents character. The blending is excellent and transitions seamless. I’m pretty sure I’ll go through this bottle fairly quick given how it’s almost impossible to overspray. I doubt it would pick up many passing compliments unless someone was to get close and even then they may think it’s an impressive smelling, creamy, luxury soap. Full bottle worthy? Hmm at the moment I’m thinking I could easily treat this as a dumb reach for warm spring/summer days given how easy it is to wear. Will see how this grows on me over the next week.

This is one of those rare beauties that has not found general appreciation but for some reason I found alluring and have always had a bottle in my collection. One of the reasons why is because it is such a genre bender. Not entirely citrusy, not really a spicy oriental, not too floral, not all that much of an aquatic. The selection of notes is just eclectic. It opens with bergamot, lemon, bitter orange and carrot seed, and then moves to iris, jasmine, white tea, reed and other herbs and spices, and finally settles into wood tones of ambergris, sandalwood and vetiver. Utterly unique, constantly shape shifting, and never predictable, this is an edgy first time masculine offering from a reputed house for primarily female oriented perfume and cosmetics. Approach this one with an open mind and you will not be disappointed. A lovely composition.

I would like to give a clue of what this fragance is about to all those people that (just like me) haven't had the chance to experience the the scent of mastik: this is actually a resin very popular in Greece (you can even taste it on candies and ice cream) and even though I spent last New Year's Eve there I didn't take the chance to try it myself (shame on me!). Eau D'Ikkar is a very clean scent, my girlfriend loves it exactly for this reason but to me is more like a green scent, just imagine squeezing a bunch of green juicy plants (maybe some from the cactus family) and smell the result of it, is a greenish slap that might be overwhelming for some people. Definitely it is worth to try if you are looking for something green and clean, but with a very particular style. Hope this helps.

Weird and wonderful! I like it but I don't love it! But I love the fact the perfumer has given a go to a new concept (I mean who dares to put carrot seeds and a never heard of tree sap into a modern fragrance, plus Reed, the water grass, except Bond #9). Therefore I commend it as an alternative to, say, BVLGARI Man that I would classify into the same realm of modern, underrated and understated "non-aquatic" men fragrances. Longevity is poor (as is with BVLGARI Man) but the classy, crisp, sharp and sophistication is ACE. 9/10 for vision, concept and daring to be new and different. 6.5/10 for all-over result. Good but not great. P.S.: Ideal gift for a vegan or gardener friend!! (Carrot seed note!)